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The New York City Subway's 63rd Street Line was proposed in 1965 with a station directly serving the island. [175] Service on the 63rd Street Line began in October 1989, [ 269 ] but the line had no direct subway access to much of Queens until 2001. [ 458 ]
First bus route in New York City in February 2011 to test tracking real time arrival system called MTA BusTime. [150] B64 Bay Ridge Avenue Line streetcar until May 15, 1949. Bay Ridge Avenue and 86th Street portion of B1 were B34 until November 12, 1978. [139] Western end (13th Avenue and 86th Street) swapped with B1 in July 2010.
Frequent direct rail access to New York City is also available from Brewster station along Metro-North's Harlem Line. The station is located just over the New York state line, roughly 8 miles from downtown. Plans are also being made to connect Danbury station to the Harlem Line, utilizing existing Maybrook Line track which is owned by the MTA.
Public transportation has been provided by the Metropolitan Area Commuter System, an agency of the borough government, since 1977. Bus service links much of the urban Fairbanks area, with most routes connecting at the downtown transit center. University Bus Lines, a private company, existed for several decades before MACS started.